This book was very pell-mell, which is pretty much the only apt way to describe it. It felt like it rushed through things by dragging on with the horror thing, if that makes any sense. I mean it was an intriguing and well-written read, but as far as story-flow I felt like it could have gone a lit...
Fair warning, there might be spoilers ahead. Read on at your own risk. I'm not intentionally trying to bash the authors in any way with this review, so if it comes off that way please forgive me. When this was first coming out it was one of those books that prompted that reaction of OMG I HAVE TO...
This is a story about a girl named Lily. She is going through some tough times with her mom's "new boyfriend",who does some weird things, her dad, who wears blue tights in public, her best friend who seems to care about popularity more than being herself, and the play. She finds out that she is t...
FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF NEED AND CAPTIVATEWinner of the 2008 Maine Literary Award! Dylan is Belle's true love-maybe even her soulmate. Until one day when Dylan drops the ultimate bomb; he's gay. Where, Belle wonders, does that leave her? And how will the rest of their small ...
I have a report of criminal mischief at the Grand Auditorium. Again. All available units, please respond to a report of criminal mischief at the Grand Auditorium. In a battle, one of two things can happen to time: it can speed up so fast that it’s all over in an instant. Or time can move so...
Em and I take off because my mom’s there. I wave goodbye to her, this woman who used to be my mother. She’s painting her mom toenails black (!) while chatting to Mr. Jim Shrembersky. She never paints her toenails. We live in Maine. Only people my age and TV anchor people p...
So I rebel instead and take my shower. The water warms my skin. It lulls me into believing things could be all right. I have someone who is going to help me find my mom. I am clean. I am warm. Then I start thinking about what the guy just said. Mom never really explained exactly what she did for ...